Natural Disasters in Brightwood, VA

Hazard risk, disaster history, and FEMA data

Natural Hazard Risk

Source: FEMA National Risk Index

Risk Score

8.4

Very Low

Expected Annual Loss

11.4

Score (0-100)

Social Vulnerability

28.8

Score (0-100)

Community Resilience

56.8

Score (0-100)

Top Hazard Risks

Hurricane70.3Drought57.7Avalanche53.1

Hazard	Risk Score
Hurricane	70.3
Drought	57.7
Avalanche	53.1
Landslide	49.1
Earthquake	44.3
Wildfire	39.8
Strong Wind	32.9
Heat Wave	27.3
Lightning	20.9
Hail	20.0
Tornado	13.9
Winter Weather	13.3
Cold Wave	10.0
Ice Storm	9.8

Scores range from 0 (lowest risk) to 100 (highest risk) relative to all U.S. communities. Data from FEMA National Risk Index.

Disaster Declarations

Source: FEMA OpenFEMA

Total Declarations

Most Recent

Tropical Storm

Oct 2024

Most Common Type

Hurricane

6 declarations

Date	Type	Declaration
Oct 1, 2024	Tropical Storm	TROPICAL STORM HELENE
Mar 11, 2022	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Apr 2, 2020	Biological	COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Mar 13, 2020	Biological	COVID-19
Sep 11, 2018	Hurricane	HURRICANE FLORENCE
Mar 7, 2016	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Nov 26, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Oct 29, 2012	Hurricane	HURRICANE SANDY
Jul 27, 2012	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS
Apr 27, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS AND SNOWSTORMS
Feb 16, 2010	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM AND SNOWSTORM
Sep 12, 2005	Hurricane	HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUATION
Sep 18, 2003	Hurricane	HURRICANE ISABEL
Feb 28, 2000	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER STORMS
Sep 6, 1996	Hurricane	HURRICANE FRAN AND ASSOCIATED SEVERE STORM COND
Jan 13, 1996	Snowstorm	BLIZZARD OF 96 (SEVERE SNOW STORM)
Jul 1, 1995	Severe Storm	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING
Apr 11, 1994	Severe Storm	SEVERE WINTER ICE STORM
Mar 25, 1993	Snowstorm	SEVERE WINTER STORM
Nov 9, 1985	Flood	SEVERE STORMS & FLOODING

Showing 20 of 23 declarations

Individual Assistance

Source: FEMA Housing Assistance

Total IA Registrations

377

Total IA Distributed

$956,032

Repair/Replace

$316,760

Rental Assistance

$16,282

Disaster	Registrations	Total IA $	Avg Damage
DR-4831	3	N/A	—
DR-4512	104	$606,484	—
DR-4042	240	$323,655	$1,304
DR-1491	30	$25,893	$3,462

Individual and household assistance for homeowners and renters affected by federally declared disasters.

Flood Insurance (NFIP)

Source: FEMA NFIP

Total Claims

Total Claims Paid

$128,126

Avg Claim Payout

$6,743

County-level NFIP data from FEMA National Flood Insurance Program.

Disaster Recovery Spending

Source: FEMA Public Assistance

Total Federal Spending

$10,653

Disasters with PA

Total Projects

Disaster	Type	Projects	Federal $
DR-4644	Winter Storm	1	$5,350
DR-1905	Snow	1	$2,855
DR-4072	Severe Storm(s)	1	$2,448

Hazard Mitigation

Source: FEMA Hazard Mitigation Assistance

Mitigation Projects

Federal Funding

$104,625

Properties Protected

Avg Benefit-Cost Ratio

0.97

BCR

Top Mitigation Project Types

Project Type	Projects	Federal $
201.1: Relocation of Private Structures - Riverine	1	$32,625
200.1: Acquisition of Private Real Property (Structures and Land) - Riverine	1	$72,000

Federally funded projects to reduce future disaster risk. Only includes completed or obligated projects.

Brightwood has a very low overall natural hazard risk rating according to FEMA's National Risk Index. The top hazard risks are hurricane, drought, avalanche. The area has had 23 federal disaster declarations. The most common disaster type is hurricane (6 declarations). 19 flood insurance claims have been filed in the area. FEMA has obligated $10,653 in public assistance recovery funding. $956,032 has been distributed in individual assistance to disaster-affected residents. 2 hazard mitigation projects have been funded to reduce future risk.